Surprisingly, a local liquor shop in Yokosuka had this on the shelf so I bought it. I don’t normally pay that much for a bottle of whisky but I think I went temporarily insane and gladly forked over 9950 yen for it. Just a few comments: I think this is the darkest whisky I’ve ever tasted; it’s as dark as root beer. It tastes like chocolate to me, so much so that my wife and I have nicknamed it “The Chocolate Whisky”. Lastly, I normally add a splash of water to my whisky but not with this stuff. On the rocks is ok, but water seems to just ruin it for me. All-in-all, this is pretty tasty, I like it and my wife loves it.

i live in thailand and i am dying to get my hands of a bottle of this, mostly for curiosity and to widen my japanese single malt experience. now i have to say that the yamazaki 18 was toooooo chocolaty for me, if i want a mars barr i buy one:)...would i be not happy with this one for its price tag, or is it worth the try???

Alright there definitely is a 2010 version. The 2009 has no statement of the bottling year, the 2011 on the front label and the 2010 on the back label as seen here http://www.abload.de/img/rock_town205-img450x63ykrp.jpg

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